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carboxyl

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carboxyl /car·box·yl/ (kahr-bok´sil) the monovalent radical —COOH, occurring in those organic acids termed carboxylic acids.
car·box·yl (kär-bksl)
n.
The univalent radical, COOH, characteristic of all organic acids.
carboxyl
[kärbok′sil]
a monovalent radical (M-COOH) characteristic of organic acids. The hydrogen of the radical can be replaced by metals to form salts.
carboxyl
the monovalent radical, −COOH, found in those organic acids termed carboxylic acids.


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